Just bought a very clean 86 trans am. One thing the seller told me was the ac (r12) was disabled and he rerouted the belt off the compressor. He said it needs to be converted. Now being in texas..
Can I just put the belt on the compressor and add r12?
If I do have to switch. Does that mean new compressor or some sort of new setup?
How much would it generally cost?
Would taking it to a free ac check be worth it?

Thanks!

 

you will find it hard to find a EXACT compressor. seems someone thought itd be funny to change the design.i ended up having to buy a re-man compressor in order to have my refrigerant lines attach like OEM. and if you can find it R-12 is best. R-134a in a 12 system never does cool well

 

None of the shops around town want to charge me 750-1125 to convert this guy to 134a and refuses to servicd an r12 system. I can get r12 pretty cheap maybe just pay someone to reroute the belt to the compressor and see why it was disconnected and go from there.

 

yeah ,there are a lot of pu$$y shops who either dont know what their doing or are just stupid.you dont want to spend your hard earned money there anyway.get some R-12 and a gauge set and have at it. it really is not that hard. good luck

 

There's no rerouting the belt,it has it own belt.

 

Well found a shop I always use just forgot about while im in town. Quoted 185 for retro fit and system filled.

 

Could you tell me the number that appears on the Harrison label on your compressor.I would really appreciate it.